‘WHAT did I just read!!!! WOW!!!… Had me gripped hook line and sinker!!! … left me speechless over and over!!!… Absolutely brilliant… absolutely page-turning, addictive, gripping and explosive.’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. You trust them with your child. You shouldn’t.. Each Monday after school, I look after my daughter Coralie and four other kids from her class. We go to the park when it’s sunny, snuggle on the sofa reading books when it rains. Tuesdays to Fridays, the other parents take them. It’s perfect – a circle of free childcare and friendship. But this morning, I received an anonymous note. And now I’m terrified.. I know your darkest secrets, it says.. None of you are what you seem. . You have five days to tell the truth. Or there will be consequences. . My blood runs ice-cold. I’ve hidden my darkest secret for years and can never reveal it.. But when one of our group is killed, I know that I’m not the only one hiding a secret. But will revealing what I’ve done keep my precious child safe, or will it put us in even more danger?. A totally gripping psychological thriller packed with incredible twists you won’t see coming. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Jackie Kabler and K.L. Slater.. What readers are saying about The Childminder:. ‘WHAT did I just read!!!! WOW!!! I mean seriously Wow!!... Amazing… Had me gripped hook line and sinker!!!… hooked from the gripping first chapter to the absolutely shocking ending!!!… left me speechless over and over!!!... Just brilliant… I cannot remember the last time I flew through a book so quickly. Each and every time I went to put it down to do something my fingers were itching to pick it back up… Absolutely brilliant… An absolutely page-turning, addictive, gripping and explosive must-read that will keep you addicted from the very start to the fantastic ending!!!’ Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Twisty and completely addictive… Unputdownable… I adored this one from the first page… fantastic, I literally didn’t want this to end… a complete binge book… had me completely hooked… There was no way I could put this down once I started it.’ littlemissbooklover87, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘What a read. A brilliant heart-stopper. Hayley Smith has just become one of my favourite authors. A brilliant page-turner which I read over two nights… sent chills through me.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Wow loved this book I couldn’t put it down. I was addicted from the beginning to the end.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘The ending! OMG… fantastic… floored me with a huge twist.’ @RachelThePageTurner. ‘That ending!! Wow! The twists and turns just kept coming in this book. I loved this.’ @bookscoffeemorebooks, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Jaw-dropping… gripping, twisty thrill ride had me at the edge of my seat the whole time!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Wow… You will fly through this book. If you like Freida McFadden, you will devour this.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Packed with twists I did not see coming! Absolutely could not stop reading… amazing.’ Renita D’Silva, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Gripping… Pulled me right in from the off and I was hooked after a few pages.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘A compelling binge fest… Gripping… Such a page-turner.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. ‘Wow! A twisty, fast paced read!… kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!’Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐